Concacaf Champions Cup 2026 draw: How to watch, everything to know | OneFootball

By MLSsoccer staff

The 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup draw is set for Tuesday evening, determining the bracket as 27 teams compete in next year's prestigious continental tournament.

How to watch & stream

When

Where

In 2026, CCC will unfold from February through May. The competition's winner secures a spot in the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup.

PARTICIPATING TEAMS

This year's 27-team field includes nine MLS clubs (italics below). There are 18 from other leagues.

All participants are sorted by country:

DRAW NEED TO KNOW

Bye to Round of 16

Of the 27 participating clubs, five receive a bye into the Round of 16.

For the draw, those five clubs are positioned in a Round of 16 bracket position based on the Concacaf Club Rankings as of Dec. 8, 2025.

Round One

For the 22 teams in Round One, the three highest-ranked clubs will be pre-seeded into a Round One bracket position, and the remaining 19 clubs will be distributed into the two "Club Pots."

The three highest-ranked clubs will be seeded to reward their competitive merit and strength, ensuring they cannot face any club that received a bye to the Round of 16 until later rounds in the competition.

Procedures

The official draw will begin by confirming the bracket positions for the eight pre-seeded clubs (three in Round One and five in Round of 16).

Once confirmed, the draw will start by randomly drawing a sphere from Pot 1, followed by a Round One bracket position sphere from Pot A (position). This process will be repeated for the remaining seven spheres in Pot 1, always using the available bracket positions in Pot A.

After all Pot 1 clubs have been drawn and assigned a bracket position, the draw for clubs in Pot 2 will begin, following the same procedure using Pot 2 and Pot B (position). Once all clubs have been assigned a bracket position, the draw will conclude.

FORMAT & SCHEDULE

The Concacaf Champions Cup has a direct elimination knockout stage format and contains five rounds: Round One, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final.

The first four stages include home and away play, while the Final is a single-leg match.